Manish Shah: 2023 candidate for Hanover Park Village Board trustee
Bio
Town: Hanover Park
Age on Election Day: 50
Occupation: Insurance agent
Employer: Good Insurance - Allstate
Previous offices held: None
Q&A
Q: What is the most serious issue your community will face in the coming years and how should the city council or village board respond to it?
A: Improve infrastructure to accommodate climate change and make next generation millennial friendly.
Q: How would you describe the state of your community's finances?
A: I believe we are in good shape but will need additional funding if Hanover Park need to be competing with neighboring city like Bartlett, Carol stream, and Schaumburg facilities.
Q: What should be the three top priorities for spending in your community during the next four years?
A: Make the state-of-art center court facility with swimming pool, improve parks and Hanover Park library bigger and better than neighboring city.
Q: Are there areas of spending that need to be curtailed? If so, what are they?
A: Spend less on putting Hanover Park sign everywhere. Spend more on improving center court facility and parks.
Q: What do you see as the most important infrastructure project the community must address? Why and how should it be paid for? Conversely, during these uncertain economic times, what project(s) can be put on the back burner?
A: Create Hanover Park downtown area where community go out there to enjoy.
Q: Describe your experience working in a group setting to determine policy. What is your style in such a setting to reach agreement and manage local government? Explain how you think that will be effective in producing effective actions and decisions with your village board or city council.
A: Work with Hanover Park multicultural community to improve local government.
Q: What makes you the best candidate for the job?
A: I'm entrepreneur and engineering background I want get involved in the community that I grow up for more than 30 years.
Q: What's one good idea you have to better the community that no one is talking about yet?
A: Improve communication with the resident and make Hanover Park better than neighboring villages.